skylightn.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/

Forms: see sky n.¹ and light n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, light n.¹

Etymology: < sky n.¹ + light n.¹With sense skylight filter n. at Compounds compare earlier sky filter n. at sky n.¹ Compounds 3.

†1. A light in the sky; an object in the sky which emits or reflects light. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun]

coruscation1490

glade1558

skylight1574

meteor1597

phasm1656

the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > rocket

rocket1566

skylight1574

swevel1634

sky rocket1673

1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job xxxiv. 157/2 To tell of the other Skylights which men call planets [Fr. des astres qu'on appelle des planettes].

1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 70 Three sky-lights then from the girdling trine Told ‘Ready!’

1899 Washington Post 3 Sept. 6 The sun, moon, and stars are nothing but sky-lights.

a. The light emanating from the sky during daylight hours.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > light from the sky > coming into a room from above

skylight1632

roof light1856

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > light from the sky

skylight1781

1632 J. Vicars tr. Virgil XII Aeneids iv. 116 And with her stragling sight endeavoured To see the skie-light [L. alto quaesivit caelo lucem], groaning when 'twas found.

1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. 152 It being intended that a Skie-light shall fall through the Hollow Newel upon the Stairs.

1780 S. Johnson Let. 1 May in Lett. to & from S. Johnson (1788) II. 111 The pictures, for the sake of a sky-light, are at the top of the house.

1781 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 96 (note) I found, that I could..perceive a bright object, such as white paper, against the sky-light.

1852 Trans. Microsc. Soc. London 3 88 The structure of a muslin curtain immediately before the bar of a window is more readily ascertained than when directly opposed to bright skylight.

1879 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (ed. 6) I. iv. 110 I now..direct attention to..the polarisation of skylight.

1955 Sci. News Let. 12 Mar. 168/3 The instrument, known as a photoelectric polarimeter, measures polarization of skylight with the aid of polarizing prisms.

2014 J. Livingston Designing with Light x. 170 The north face may receive direct sunlight in the summer and northern skylight in the winter.

†b. The light of the night sky. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > light from the sky > light of night sky

skylight1644

night light1648

fairy light1792

nightglow1843

airglow1949

1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. 28 We steere by night, without any light, but only skie-light.

1657 F. Roberts Mysterium & Medulla Bibliorum iv. v. 1406 They had Sky-light, Star-light, Moon-light as it were, but we have Sun-light.

1730 in W. Marshall Hist. Scenes Perthshire (1880) 199 It [sc. a ghost] appeared to me again, just after daylight, betwixt day and skylight.

a. A window set in a roof or ceiling, for letting in daylight; the pane or frame of such a window.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > skylights, etc.

lucarne1548

shop light1602

skylight?c1660

bullock's-eye1728

lunette1742

roof light1763

light well1826

abat-jour1838

light shaft1870

dead-light1882

laylight1932

?c1660 S. C. Famous & Delectable Hist. Cleocreton & Cloryana 51 Tears..distilled down her vermillion Cheeks, like an April showre on a fair Sky-light, carelessly exposed to the weather.

1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 111 For the finishing of its Roof and Sky-light.

1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. (1709) 257 A Sky-light that was over a Kitchen.

1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 113 The second and third rooms were square, and both furnished with a sky-light.

1816 Morning Post 10 Jan. This gallery is divided into five compartments, the centre of which is illuminated by a skylight of stained glass.

1886 Manch. Examiner 9 Jan. 5/5 The débris fell with a crash through a skylight into the offices below.

1910 Westm. Gaz. 26 Mar. 6/2 Side windows and skylights, all of which are double-glazed.

1952 N. Coward Diary 17 Nov. (2000) 202 Woke frozen. Shaving sheer agony and glacial bathroom with a skylight that would not shut. Loo like an icebox.

2011 National Trust Mag. Summer 24/2 Each of the six yurts has..a skylight, so you can gaze at the stars from the comfort of your futon.

b. figurative and figurative contexts.

ΚΠ

1705 J. Stevens tr. ‘A. Fernández de Avellaneda’ Contin. Don Quixote v. i. 247 The pitiful Aurora..shall hasten to open the Sky-lights of Day.

1871 R. H. Hutton Theol. Ess. I. 13 Skylights opened to let in upon human nature an infinite dawn from above.

1990 Chronicles July 43/3 The question remains whether what we think of as the best of our present culture will indeed disappear through the skylight, or simply sink into a glittering mire.

†4. A gap between the brim of a glass and the surface of the alcoholic drink contained in it, which is filled up before making a toast. Cf. daylight n. 4a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > glass > space between rim and surface of liquor

skylight1753

1753 G. A. Stevens 120 New Comic Songs 29 Come, my Lads, drink about, No Sky-lights, no Heel-taps, but fill, and drink fair.

1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall v. 46 Push about the bottle. Mr. Escot, it stands with you. No heeltaps. As to sky-light, liberty-hall.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. x. 250 Come, Mick, no skylights—here is Clara's health.

1850 R. Bell Ladder of Gold II. v. 112 ‘No skylights or heeltaps,’ exclaimed Costigan, standing up with oratorical pomp, and looking round to see that every glass was full.

†5. An eye. Cf. daylight n. 3. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [noun]

eyeeOE

the fleshly eyec1175

balla1400

window1481

glazier1567

light1580

crystal1592

orb1594

glass1597

optic1601

twinkler1605

lampa1616

watchera1616

wink-a-peeps1615

visive organa1652

ogle1673

peeper1691

goggle?1705

visual orb1725

orbit1727

winker1734

peep?1738

daylights?1747

eyewinker1808

keeker1808

glimmer1814

blinker1816

glim1820

goggler1821

skylight1824

ocular1825

mince pie1857

saucer1858

mince1937

1824 London Lit. Gaz. 11 Sept. 590/2 He had died in his birth, without a friendly hand to close his sky-lights.

1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. iii. 102 His other skylight had been shut up ever since Aboukir.

Derivatives

† ˈskylighty adj. Obsolete rare having skylights or the characteristics of a being lit from above.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > without darkness > lit by a skylight

skylighted1783

skylighty1848

1848 Man in Moon 3 248 Perhaps you may know the room—large, square, skylighty.

Compounds

skylight filter n. Photography a lens filter, usually having a slight magenta tint, used to provide colour correction or to protect the surface of a lens; cf. sky filter n. at sky n.¹ Compounds 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > parts and accessories of camera > [noun] > lens > filters

filter1874

light filter1874

colour screen1884

colour filter1891

mosaic screen1908

mosaic1911

sky filter1915

polarizer1935

polarizing filter1939

skylight filter1950

1950 Pop. Photogr. Mar. 24/2 Eastman's development of the new Kodak Skylight Filter..represents a new approach to the problem of color fidelity.

1978 SLR Camera Sept. 45/1 In addition to performing this very useful warming task, the Skylight filter also gets rid of a lot of UV and gives a mild degree of haze penetration.

2007 J. Farace Pentax K100D/K110D 158 A Skylight filter absorbs UV light and provides a slight warming effect.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skylight
释义	skylightn. Brit. /ˈskʌɪlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/ Forms: see sky n.¹ and light n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, light n.¹ Etymology: < sky n.¹ + light n.¹With sense skylight filter n. at Compounds compare earlier sky filter n. at sky n.¹ Compounds 3. †1. A light in the sky; an object in the sky which emits or reflects light. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] coruscation1490 glade1558 skylight1574 meteor1597 phasm1656 the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > rocket rocket1566 skylight1574 swevel1634 sky rocket1673 1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job xxxiv. 157/2 To tell of the other Skylights which men call planets [Fr. des astres qu'on appelle des planettes]. 1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 70 Three sky-lights then from the girdling trine Told ‘Ready!’ 1899 Washington Post 3 Sept. 6 The sun, moon, and stars are nothing but sky-lights. 2. a. The light emanating from the sky during daylight hours. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > light from the sky > coming into a room from above skylight1632 roof light1856 the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > light from the sky skylight1781 1632 J. Vicars tr. Virgil XII Aeneids iv. 116 And with her stragling sight endeavoured To see the skie-light [L. alto quaesivit caelo lucem], groaning when 'twas found. 1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. 152 It being intended that a Skie-light shall fall through the Hollow Newel upon the Stairs. 1780 S. Johnson Let. 1 May in Lett. to & from S. Johnson (1788) II. 111 The pictures, for the sake of a sky-light, are at the top of the house. 1781 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 96 (note) I found, that I could..perceive a bright object, such as white paper, against the sky-light. 1852 Trans. Microsc. Soc. London 3 88 The structure of a muslin curtain immediately before the bar of a window is more readily ascertained than when directly opposed to bright skylight. 1879 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (ed. 6) I. iv. 110 I now..direct attention to..the polarisation of skylight. 1955 Sci. News Let. 12 Mar. 168/3 The instrument, known as a photoelectric polarimeter, measures polarization of skylight with the aid of polarizing prisms. 2014 J. Livingston Designing with Light x. 170 The north face may receive direct sunlight in the summer and northern skylight in the winter. †b. The light of the night sky. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > light from the sky > light of night sky skylight1644 night light1648 fairy light1792 nightglow1843 airglow1949 1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. 28 We steere by night, without any light, but only skie-light. 1657 F. Roberts Mysterium & Medulla Bibliorum iv. v. 1406 They had Sky-light, Star-light, Moon-light as it were, but we have Sun-light. 1730 in W. Marshall Hist. Scenes Perthshire (1880) 199 It [sc. a ghost] appeared to me again, just after daylight, betwixt day and skylight. 3. a. A window set in a roof or ceiling, for letting in daylight; the pane or frame of such a window. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > skylights, etc. lucarne1548 shop light1602 skylight?c1660 bullock's-eye1728 lunette1742 roof light1763 light well1826 abat-jour1838 light shaft1870 dead-light1882 laylight1932 ?c1660 S. C. Famous & Delectable Hist. Cleocreton & Cloryana 51 Tears..distilled down her vermillion Cheeks, like an April showre on a fair Sky-light, carelessly exposed to the weather. 1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 111 For the finishing of its Roof and Sky-light. 1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. (1709) 257 A Sky-light that was over a Kitchen. 1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 113 The second and third rooms were square, and both furnished with a sky-light. 1816 Morning Post 10 Jan. This gallery is divided into five compartments, the centre of which is illuminated by a skylight of stained glass. 1886 Manch. Examiner 9 Jan. 5/5 The débris fell with a crash through a skylight into the offices below. 1910 Westm. Gaz. 26 Mar. 6/2 Side windows and skylights, all of which are double-glazed. 1952 N. Coward Diary 17 Nov. (2000) 202 Woke frozen. Shaving sheer agony and glacial bathroom with a skylight that would not shut. Loo like an icebox. 2011 National Trust Mag. Summer 24/2 Each of the six yurts has..a skylight, so you can gaze at the stars from the comfort of your futon. b. figurative and figurative contexts. ΚΠ 1705 J. Stevens tr. ‘A. Fernández de Avellaneda’ Contin. Don Quixote v. i. 247 The pitiful Aurora..shall hasten to open the Sky-lights of Day. 1871 R. H. Hutton Theol. Ess. I. 13 Skylights opened to let in upon human nature an infinite dawn from above. 1990 Chronicles July 43/3 The question remains whether what we think of as the best of our present culture will indeed disappear through the skylight, or simply sink into a glittering mire. †4. A gap between the brim of a glass and the surface of the alcoholic drink contained in it, which is filled up before making a toast. Cf. daylight n. 4a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > glass > space between rim and surface of liquor skylight1753 1753 G. A. Stevens 120 New Comic Songs 29 Come, my Lads, drink about, No Sky-lights, no Heel-taps, but fill, and drink fair. 1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall v. 46 Push about the bottle. Mr. Escot, it stands with you. No heeltaps. As to sky-light, liberty-hall. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. x. 250 Come, Mick, no skylights—here is Clara's health. 1850 R. Bell Ladder of Gold II. v. 112 ‘No skylights or heeltaps,’ exclaimed Costigan, standing up with oratorical pomp, and looking round to see that every glass was full. †5. An eye. Cf. daylight n. 3. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [noun] eyeeOE the fleshly eyec1175 balla1400 window1481 glazier1567 light1580 crystal1592 orb1594 glass1597 optic1601 twinkler1605 lampa1616 watchera1616 wink-a-peeps1615 visive organa1652 ogle1673 peeper1691 goggle?1705 visual orb1725 orbit1727 winker1734 peep?1738 daylights?1747 eyewinker1808 keeker1808 glimmer1814 blinker1816 glim1820 goggler1821 skylight1824 ocular1825 mince pie1857 saucer1858 mince1937 1824 London Lit. Gaz. 11 Sept. 590/2 He had died in his birth, without a friendly hand to close his sky-lights. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. iii. 102 His other skylight had been shut up ever since Aboukir. Derivatives † ˈskylighty adj. Obsolete rare having skylights or the characteristics of a being lit from above. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > without darkness > lit by a skylight skylighted1783 skylighty1848 1848 Man in Moon 3 248 Perhaps you may know the room—large, square, skylighty. Compounds skylight filter n. Photography a lens filter, usually having a slight magenta tint, used to provide colour correction or to protect the surface of a lens; cf. sky filter n. at sky n.¹ Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > parts and accessories of camera > [noun] > lens > filters filter1874 light filter1874 colour screen1884 colour filter1891 mosaic screen1908 mosaic1911 sky filter1915 polarizer1935 polarizing filter1939 skylight filter1950 1950 Pop. Photogr. Mar. 24/2 Eastman's development of the new Kodak Skylight Filter..represents a new approach to the problem of color fidelity. 1978 SLR Camera Sept. 45/1 In addition to performing this very useful warming task, the Skylight filter also gets rid of a lot of UV and gives a mild degree of haze penetration. 2007 J. Farace Pentax K100D/K110D 158 A Skylight filter absorbs UV light and provides a slight warming effect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † skylightv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: skylight n. Etymology: < skylight n. Compare earlier skylighted adj. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To provide (the roof of a building) with a skylight or skylights. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > build or provide with specific parts [verb (transitive)] > provide with windows > of specific type sash170. skylight1836 double-glaze1969 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xiii. 120 If the Buffs proposed to new skylight the market-place, the Blues..denounced the proceeding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1574v.1836
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skylightn.

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Compounds

† skylightv.